This unit examines the relevance and influence of international political, economic, and regulatory trends on agribusinesses, how trade agreements effect export opportunities, and how to mitigate risks when engaging with international agricultural markets. Students will learn how to plan their business to take advantage of opportunities that arise due to globalisation, while mitigating related...

The purpose of this unit is to provide students with an understanding of modelling and simulation techniques and their application to the analysis of marine engineering systems. Students are introduced to numerical methods, control systems, first and second order systems, and the associated modelling strategies. This unit is structured around the application software MATLAB/Simulink which...

In JEE151 Fundamentals of Track Engineering and in other units you learned about the various components from which track is constructed, some of the defects which can occur in those components, and something of the forces generated by a train traveling along a track. In this unit you’ll be delving much deeper into the types of defects which can afflict rails, sleepers, ballast and the track...

In this unit, you will delve into the biology of birds and mammals inhabiting the Southern Ocean, from Southern Australia to Antarctica, exploring their crucial roles in marine ecosystems. You will cover a broad range of topics including ecology, taxonomy, conservation management, climate change impacts, trophic pathways, and species health and disease, integrating these into a comprehensive...

The design and analysis of engineering fluid systems and marine vehicles require the prediction of the fluid behaviour and the interaction between the fluid and the system. This requires a good knowledge of fluid dynamic principles and the behaviour under varying boundary and operational conditions. This unit introduces students to numerical methods used to solve applied fluid dynamics and...

As more businesses and scientists adopt geographical information systems (GIS), there is increasing demand for graduates with strong skills in collecting, managing, analysing, and visualising spatial datasets. GIS and spatial analysis skills will be indispensable for almost all careers in geography and geosciences, and students who have advanced skills in this field will be best prepared to enter...

This unit focuses on advanced aspects of spatial data analysis, including practical aspects of developing software scripts for GIS analysis and customisation. This unit will start with a field excursion where you will collect your own point sample data with GNSS, which you will analyse in the unit's computer practicals. The lecture and practicals will cover exploratory spatial data analysis (ESDA)...

This unit aims to present a coherent view on the role of knowledge and strategic information management in organisations from a multidisciplinary perspective. Students will gain an appreciation of the sources of information, unstructured and semi-structured knowledge and learn current techniques that permit knowledge and information to be applied to perform organisational activities. This unit...

This unit consolidates theoretical and practical skills required for the study of chemistry at a Masters level. Students will gain hands-on experience through a number of synthetic and analytical laboratory experiments, and will gain familiarity with risk assessment procedures, glassware handling, synthetic chemistry techniques, isolation and purification of chemicals, and modern instrumentation...

Value chain and supply chains are both concerned with the same activities: creating goods or services and delivering them to a customer. However, value chains describe this process in terms of how each business and its components adds value for the end-point consumer, and considers ways to increase this value, with the overall goal of increased business competitiveness. Whereas supply chains...